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04-16-589830 SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC SPILL
Activity Type / Status Jurisdiction
SPILL  CLOSED DNR RR
Location Name County DNR Region
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC DOUGLAS NORTHERN
Address Municipality
2407 STINSON AVE SUPERIOR
PLSS Description Latitude (WGS84) Longitude (WGS84) Google Maps RR Sites Map
SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec 25, T49N, R14W 46.6921933 -92.0666258 Click to view on Google Maps using Lat/Long
Additional Location Description
STORM WATER POND 4
Additional Activity Details Acres
UNKNOWN
Facility ID PECFA No. EPA ID Start Date End Date
816009590 2022-03-21 2022-05-26
Characteristics
Above Ground
Petrol Tank

Drycleaner
EPA
NPL Site
EPA
Superfund
PECFA Funds
Eligible

PFAS

ROW Impact

Sediments
Underground
Petrol Tank
WI DOT
Site
 
Site Files
Name File
SITE FILE DOCUMENTATION FOR ACTIVITY. Download PDF Document
Actions
Date Code Name File Comment
2022-05-26 11 Spill Activity Closed
2022-03-21 1 Spill Incident Occurred
2022-03-21 5 Notification of Hazardous Substance Spill
2022-03-21 6 Spill Activity Transferred to ERP Activity
Relationships to Other Activities
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Type Related Activity
Spill to ERP 02-16-581317 SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC
Spill Details
SERTS Spill ID Spill Occurred Date/Time Spill Reported Date/Time
20220321NO16-1 2022-03-21  0645 2022-03-21  1158
Description of Incident/General Comments
4.27.2022 - JP TALKED TO JOHN SAGER, PUMPED AND TESTED WATER. WAITING FOR THE FINAL REPORT. 5.5.2022 - JP FORWARDED FINAL REPORT. 5.25.2022 - MET WITH THE PFAS REVIEW COMMITTEE. DETERMINED THAT NO ADDITIONAL SPILL RESPONSE WAS REQUIRED BUT ANY ADDITIONAL MIGRATION PATHWAY MAY BE INVESTIGATED UNDER CURRENT PFAS INVESTIGATION (02-16-581317).
Type of Location
BULK PETROLEUM STORAGE (TANK FARM/TERMINAL/REFINERY)
Spill Cause
OTHER CAUSE 
Description of Cause or Additional Details
MUSKRAT BURROWED HOLE INTO STORM WATER POND #4 DIKE. PFAS CONTAMINATED WATER FROM STORM WATER POND 4 DISCHARGED. ESTIMATED 1800 GALLONS DISCHARGED.
Description of Environmental Impact
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
Cleanup Efforts at Time Incident Reported
HOLE IN DIKE REPAIRED BY 0721HRS ON 3-21-22. VACUUM TRUCK USED TO RECOVER DISCHARGED WATER. BARR ENGINEERING RETAINED TO SAMPLE POND 4 FOR PFAS. SAMPLES WILL BE COLLECTED ON 3-21-22. BARR WILL FOLLOW UP WITH A REPORT. BARR SUBMITTED FINAL REPORT, 2 SAMPLES PFOS & PFHXS EXCEEDED SURFACE WATER VALUES FOR SAMPLE COLLECTED IN POND # 4. NO ADDITIONAL SPILL RESPONSE REQUIRED.
Spiller Actions
Action Comment
Repairs Made
Vacuum
Samples Collected
Substances
Substance Type Amt Released Units
Other Substance Not Listed (PFAS CONTAMINATED STORM WATER) Other 1,800 Gal
Responsible Party
SUPERIOR REFINING COMPANY LLC 2407 STINSON AVE, SUPERIOR, WI 54880
For More Information on this Activity
Northern Region Contact: Kathleen Shafel  kathleen.shafel@wisconsin.gov
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